Giquello: THEATRICAL LIBRARY OF THE COUNT D'ANDRE: BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE XVIITH TO THE XXTH CENTURY
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | THEATRICAL LIBRARY OF THE COUNT D'ANDRE: BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE XVIITH TO THE XXTH CENTURY | Total Sales (EUR) | 294,228.00 |
| Auction Date | June 11, 2021 - June 11, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 190,400.00 |
| Sale Number | #114278 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 247,500.00 |
| Total Lots | 163 | ||
| Sold Lots | 94 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 304,650.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 57.67% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 396,600.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 69 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 74.19% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | LA GARDE et LAUJON. | The Toilet of Venus, Léandre and Hero. Performed before the King, on the theatre of the Petits appartemens, at Versailles, on February 25th 1750 |
1750 | EUR 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 | EUR 26,000.00 |
| 89 | ROSTAND (Edmond). | Cyrano de Bergerac. Heroic comedy in five acts, in verse. |
1898 | EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 25,275.00 |
| 58 | OFFENBACH (Jacques), Henry MEILHAC et Ludovic HALÉVY. | La Vie parisienne. Play in five acts. Second edition. |
1867 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 12,006.00 |
| 69 | MEILHAC (Henry) et Ludovic HALÉVY. | Le Mari de la débutante. |
1879 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 9,478.00 |
| 9 | MOLIERE. | Les Femmes sçavantes. Et se vend pour l'Autheur, |
1673 | EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 9,099.00 |
| 42 | MUSSET (Alfred de). | A Show in an Armchair. [First and second issues]. |
1833, 1834 | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 8,214.00 |
| 112 | GUITRY (SACHA). | Le Blanc et Le Noir - Comedy in 4 acts. Autograph manuscript signed,. |
EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 7,800.00 | |
| 12 | RACINE (Jean). | Phaedra & Hippolyta. Tragedy. |
1677 | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 7,203.00 |
| 52 | SAND (George) | - Les chevaliers du soleil - play in 3 acts. Autograph manuscript,. |
1857 | EUR 6,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 7,150.00 |
| 50 | MUSSET (Alfred de). | [Theatre]. |
1847-1866 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 6,951.00 |
| 160 | CAMUS (Albert). | The Possessed. A play in three acts adapted from Dostoyevsky's novel. |
1959 | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 6,951.00 |
| 7 | MOLIERE. | George Dandin, or The Confounded Mary. |
1669 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 6,572.00 |
| 117 | COURTELINE (Georges). | The Complete Works. Revised, corrected, expanded edition with a preface by the author. |
1925-1927 | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 5,308.00 |
| 141 | PAGNOL (Marcel). | Cinématurgie (Hamlet). Autograph manuscript signed (on the cover), "Vieux Moulin des Pradons, April 1-6.1942". |
1942 | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 5,200.00 |
| 8 | RACINE (Jean). | Berenice. Tragedy. |
1671 | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 5,055.00 |
| 151 | CAMUS (Albert). | The Righteous. Play in five acts. |
1950 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 5,055.00 |
| 59 | MASSA (Alexandre-Philippe Régnier, marquis de). | The truant school. Vaudeville in one act. - L'Impromptu de la Monnaie. |
c. 1868 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 4,940.00 |
| 80 | MARIVAUX. | The Game of Love and Chance. |
1894 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 4,802.00 |
| 46 | HUGO (Victor). | Ruy Blas. |
1838 | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 4,550.00 |
| 54 | MUSSET (Alfred de). | On ne badine pas avec l'amour, comedy in three acts, in prose. |
1861 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 4,423.00 |
| 140 | PAGNOL (Marcel) | La Fille du puisatier. |
1941 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 4,423.00 |
| 11 | RACINE (Jean). | Iphigenia. Tragedy. |
1675 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 4,297.00 |
| 149 | SARTRE (Jean-Paul). | Les Mains sales. |
1948 | EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 4,044.00 |
| 10 | RACINE (Jean). | Mithridates. Tragedy. |
1673 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 3,791.00 |
| 57 | OFFENBACH (Jacques), Henry MEILHAC et Ludovic HALÉVY. | La Grande-duchesse de Gérolstein, opéra-bouffe in three acts. Music by Jacques Offenbach. |
1867 | EUR 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 3,791.00 |
